and I tried to remember how nice it had been
"Oh? I confess, that's one of the places I never got the chance to explore," Vai says of Halo, though the curiosity sparkles in her blue eyes. "I suppose that just means you'll have to go there and explore it for me, and tell me all about it whenever I get the chance to come back and visit, mm?" Her expression softens, of course, as Theea explains more about her relationship to the region, and she gives her a gentle squeeze.
"It's important," she agrees, "to let ourselves feel the good and the bad about the places that mean a lot to us. I was worried the family might avoid the Greatwood, since that's where I left them. But it's where I also felt most alive, so I like to think they can sense me there." Perhaps it's the same for her father.
Sipping at her wine before scoffing at Ashe's blatant compliment, Vai grins out across the party where, even now, she's subtly tracking her daughter's movements, and she shrugs her shoulders. "Why brag about that when I could brag about her, and you, and the rest of my family? She's the reason I went looking after all," she says with a grin. "And if it helps, I'm still overprotective of her, even though she's also more than capable. So it's not just you."
Reaching out to tease a lock of dark hair back out of her face, Vai positively beams to hear Theea's ambitions. "Well," she says, "you've already made all the difference to me, just getting to know you. I think the rest of the world won't know what's hit them, when you really get going."
"It's important," she agrees, "to let ourselves feel the good and the bad about the places that mean a lot to us. I was worried the family might avoid the Greatwood, since that's where I left them. But it's where I also felt most alive, so I like to think they can sense me there." Perhaps it's the same for her father.
Sipping at her wine before scoffing at Ashe's blatant compliment, Vai grins out across the party where, even now, she's subtly tracking her daughter's movements, and she shrugs her shoulders. "Why brag about that when I could brag about her, and you, and the rest of my family? She's the reason I went looking after all," she says with a grin. "And if it helps, I'm still overprotective of her, even though she's also more than capable. So it's not just you."
Reaching out to tease a lock of dark hair back out of her face, Vai positively beams to hear Theea's ambitions. "Well," she says, "you've already made all the difference to me, just getting to know you. I think the rest of the world won't know what's hit them, when you really get going."
a long long time ago
Vervain
